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Each year, around 350 children in Sweden are diagnosed with cancer. Thanks to progress in research and treatment, six out of seven children today survive. But unlike cancer in adults, we don't know what causes most childhood cancers to develop. This spring Barncancerfonden, the Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation, awarded SEK 64 million to 29 researchers across the country. The funding includes po
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The dance that binary stars do around each other offers new clues to the chemical evolution of our Galaxy, the Milky Way – so says a current research study. For the first time, researchers have identified the link between the orbiting times of certain binary stars and the amount of iron in their interiors. Binary star
https://www.science.lu.se/article/iron-binary-stars-reflects-galaxys-chemical-evolution - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Geologist Charlotte Sparrenbom could be called a water detective. In her research, she searches for facts about underground water and its age in order to investigate and minimise the risk of pollution in groundwater. She is very concerned about insufficient monitoring of water quality by Swedish authorities. Senior le
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/water-detective - 2026-05-23
They come from different academic disciplines but have all ended up at the Centre for Economic Demography at Lund University. Join Ingrid van Dijk, Finn Hedefalk and Björn Eriksson in a conversation about the conditions for early-career researchers, learning from senior colleagues, and passing the torch on. “One of the most enjoyable parts of our work is learning from others.” These words belong t
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/knowledge-transfer-way-forward-early-career-researchers - 2026-05-24
The winter season virus has struck – and covid-19 is still part of everyday life. But unlike during the pandemic, we now know more about how the virus is spread through the air we breathe. Research results from Malin Alsved and Jakob Löndahl show that it only takes a few minutes in the same room as an infected person to catch the virus. The aerosol researchers at LTH are behind the study, in which
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/how-fast-you-can-catch-covid-19-through-air - 2026-05-23
In the future, our clothes will contain a tag that we can scan to access information. This will allow us to see how the garments were produced, where we can have them repaired, and how they can be recycled. Perhaps we will even be able to see who has previously worn the garment or be given the opportunity to rent it out. This spring, an innovation project was launched in which students at Campus H
https://www.real.lu.se/en/article/clothes-will-have-their-own-identity - 2026-05-23
Pregnancies do not weaken a woman’s skeleton. Breastfeeding, however, can reduce bone density considerably. These are findings from a research report produced at Lund University in Sweden. But breastfeeding women need not worry. “There is a dip, but the body is absolutely fantastic at making up the loss,” says Kristina Åkesson, professor of orthopedics. Breastfeeding and pregnancy both require lar
Clay is described as an ancient material with a great future. “The potential areas of application are huge,” says an enthusiastic Marie Skepö, professor of theoretical chemistry whom we recently welcomed as an affiliated faculty member of NanoLund. Clay is a material that has been used since ancient times for protecting, building, and carrying things. If we learn more about how to change various p
https://www.nano.lu.se/article/new-nanolundian-investigating-clay-materials-atomistic-level - 2026-05-23
The award is given to those who have been government employees for 30 years. You may have worked at various places, provided they are government organisations. To receive the award, a period of 25 years applies for those retiring before having served as a government employee for 30 years. The next time the award will be presented is in spring 2027 (date to be announced later). For those who are q
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/do-you-qualify-award-long-and-devoted-service - 2026-05-24
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. From waste to green gold: Lund's role in the transition of one of Europe's most polluted citiesMalgorzata Mańka-Szulik, mayor of Zabrze in Poland, was impressed with what she saw – a city with a waste management system resulting in as little as 3 per cent waste going to landfills.“She looked at me and said: ‘I want my
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-mikael-backman - 2026-05-23
Anorexia nervosa is a serious psychiatric disorder for which there are limited treatment options, and it has one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric diagnosis. A pilot study is now underway at Lund University in Sweden, where researchers are investigating whether psychedelic drugs have an effect on young patients with the disorder. Ward Five at the adult psychiatric clinic in Lund is
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/psychedelics-treatment-anorexia-new-pilot-study - 2026-05-23
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a digital cognitive test for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease that is intended for use in primary care. “This digital test, which patients perform on their own with minimal involvement from healthcare personnel, improves the primary care physician's ability to determine who should be further examined by blood tests for Alzheimer's pathology ear
https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/new-digital-cognitive-test-diagnosing-alzheimers-disease - 2026-05-23
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a digital cognitive test for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease that is intended for use in primary care. “This digital test, which patients perform on their own with minimal involvement from healthcare personnel, improves the primary care physician's ability to determine who should be further examined by blood tests for Alzheimer's pathology ear
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/new-digital-cognitive-test-diagnosing-alzheimers-disease - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. He was selling carpets on Mårtenstorget in Lund, applying for all kinds of jobs and answered an advert from the Department of Clinical Immunology, Lund University, for a lab technician job. He didn´t get the job. Instead he was asked if he wanted to start a Ph.D. A few weeks ago immunology professor William Agace was
https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/carpets-market-academy-professor - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The first phase was filled with creativity and collective effort. Elsa Trolle Önnerfors was surprised by how smooth the transition to distance education was. However, now the focus is more on how students are feeling and on perseverance – for how long is unknown "I used a year's worth of creativity in the first few we
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-phase-requires-stamina-and-consideration - 2026-05-23
We have spoken to and asked some questions to Andrea Dell’Isola, a physiotherapist and associate Proffesor at Lund University. Andrea trained to become a physiotherapist in Italy and specialized in orthopedic rehabilitation. He worked clinically as a physiotherapist for several years before starting his doctoral studies and his research career in 2015. Andrea's research primarily focuses on osteoa
https://www.arthritisportal.lu.se/article/reportage-andrea-dellisola-physiotherapist-and-associate-professor - 2026-05-23
With the Research Data Office, the University is working to improve support for researchers in the management of research data. Each faculty now has a data steward to assist researchers in their work with research data. Thomas Tengelin Nyström and Kurt Mattsson share the role of data steward at the Faculty of Science. The new Research Data Office will better support researchers in managing their r
https://www.science.lu.se/internal/article/new-research-data-office-data-stewards-each-faculty - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Melissa Franklin is a guest professor from Harvard University who compares her environment at Fysicum with the tv-series Friends and Seinfeld. Here she shares her views on similarities and differences between the universities. When a colleague on my 3000 person experiment at CERN whom I didn’t know, Torsten Akesson, e
https://www.staff.lu.se/article/crossing-border-scania - 2026-05-23
During the pandemic, the free COVID Symptom Study app has helped researchers understand the complexity and spread of the corona virus better. “The study has exceeded our expectations since its launch in Sweden in April 2020. Participants from all over Sweden got involved and many of them have spent one minute every day answering questions about their health”, says Maria Gomez, Professor of physiol
https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/study-tracks-spread-covid-19-sweden - 2026-05-23
